English III

StudySync: "Theme for English B"Read through the poem and annotate the following with the indicated colors.

(Yellow) Highlight at least two lines or passages that you have questions about. Enter your questions as annotations.

(Orange) Highlight at least one line that connects with something you already know and use the annotation tool to explain the connection.

(Red) Highlight the people or things addressed in the poem and use the annotation tool to provide a brief description of what you know about them.

(Purple) Highlight the key details the speaker reveals about himself in the poem and make annotations that explain what they communicate about the speaker. For example, Highlight: "I am the only colored student in my class." Annotation: This description shows that the speaker feels disconnected from others.

(Blue) Highlight vocabulary words and any additional unfamiliar vocabulary and explain what you think the words mean based on how they are used in the text.

(Green) Highlight two examples that show how the speaker in the poem feels about his relationship with people of different races. Use the annotation tool to explain your reaction to the speaker's ideas.

Work with a partner to discuss and answer the multiple choice questions that follow.